A004 Amend Joint Rule VII.18

This would modify the procedure requiring resignations by Committee members when they cease to be deputies or alternates. It is disruptive to the orderly deliberations of the Committee to have its members subject to removal at various times during the triennium. While it makes sense that those who nominate candidates for elections in the House of Deputies themselves be members of the House, it also makes sense to trust the wisdom of those who appoint membership to the Committee to appoint people whose judgment and experience should be respected for a full triennium.